just got stung by a bee! dammit...i didn't even DO anything to aggravate the lil bugger, just stung me for no reason. i was gettin into the car, then as i lean back i feel bit of pain on the right side of my back near my shoulder-blade...then BAM!
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at first i thought i'd touched the metal part of the seatbelt buckle, that it was hot because of the sun, but then i turn around n i see this lil bugger buzzing around! i shooed it out the window...stupid insects. hope it doesn't swell up or anything, or that it's not one of those "killer bees". ah well, pain does a body good. kinda funny that it stung me in that spot too actually...perhaps a taste of things to come?
"Konnichiwa Raphael!" Thursday - August 12 2004
got a lil caught off guard just now. a lady from the front desk ran back to my office and said if i could show the building to these two people from SFU. she just said that they wanted to see some classrooms, maybe some labs, etc...just a basic building tour i guess. i've already done this a few times for film & production companies, so i figured ok sure why not (plus she seemed to be a bit flustered so i figured it was pretty busy up front so i'd help her out). i call for a security guard to help me escort them since he's got all the keys for entry anyway, and i walk out of the office and over to the gallery area where she says the sfu people are waiting. sure enough, there they were; 2 esl instructors from SFU waiting to meet me. what she FORGOT to mention was the 25 super-hyper, photo-snapping, touristy japanese students that were with them!
so it turned out that these 2 wanted to show this group of SFU exchange students from japan some different educational campuses here in Canada. so alright, i know what tourists like, so i take 'em up to the top floor, the classroom w/ the killer view. we flood into 2 elevators n rocket up to the 8th. rob (security guy) opens up the classroom door, and i decide to open up the blinds (it's a corner classroom so it's got a pretty good panoramic view of downtown vancouver). BAM! out come the digicams and camera phones! man these kids were crazy. from there behaviour, i thought maybe they actually were "kids" so i double checked with the instructor, but no, they were university students; from economics, psychology, even a few law students?! i was originally gonna say something to introduce the building/campus to them, but i was too busy fighting to hold back the laughter! the only thing missing was a sanrio character or something n it could've been like japanese sesame street or something. i swear, one of the rare moments where i wanted to stop laughing but i couldn't. it was the classic japanese tourist stereotype come to life: cameras flashing, "V" sign poses everywhere! i think that made my day. too bad i didn't bring my camera too though hahaha, that could've been cool.
Friday (morning: 0845)- August 13 2004
well...back in the office unexpectedly this morning. gonna be heading up to whistler in a few hours, won't be back till monday. this looks like it'll be my only "holiday" this holiday, so let's hope it's fun and relaxing. oh yeah, n i hope i don't get bitten by any more insects either!
(=o it's Friday the 13th today too!)
!EDIT! - 1015
to kill time while i squeezed in a few hours of work this morning prior to heading up to whistler, i decided to take some of those personality quizzes on tickle.com that i've read about on some ppls pages. my results?
My Gender ID: 14% feminine, 86% masculine
My Eating Style: indulgent eater (pssh...didn't need a stupid test to tell me that!)
that was interesting. o man, shannon (the new girl) seems to be a bit of a ditz. she just knocked on my door and said "umm...did they like, move the lunch room on me?" huh? "i remember, it was like, right down the hall yesterday..." huh?! how is this possible?? she forgot where the lunch room was. it was DOWN the hall, THROUGH the door, ACROSS the hallway. i know it's her first day on the job by herself, but how can you forget something as important as the lunch room's location?? boggles the mind...o_O
alright...1200! headin home to pack n then off to whistler...woohoo!